Sec. 601.253. TEXAS BOARD OF NURSING. (a) The Texas Board of Nursing shall adopt rules governing registered nurses performing radiologic procedures under Section 601.151 or 601.154, including rules:
(1) establishing mandatory training guidelines; and
(2) requiring registered nurses performing radiologic procedures under Section 601.151 to register with the Texas Board of Nursing and to identify the practitioner ordering the procedures.
(b) The Texas Board of Nursing shall notify the agency licensing the practitioner that the nurse has registered under this section.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (H.B. 2426), Sec. 50, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.033, eff. September 1, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment
Chapter 601 - Medical Radiologic Technologists
Subchapter F. Other Licensing Agencies; Rulemaking and Registration Requirements
Section 601.251. Applicability
Section 601.252. Requirement to Adopt Rules